The ‘black stump’ is an Australian expression. While the exact meaning and source is disputed – the expression generally relates to a marker that indicates the limits of the known and mapped, or surveyed, area.
Therefore “beyond the black stump” is a way to describe any place that is unknown, far away, remote, foreign and probably uncivilised!
You can read more about the history and background of the term on Wikipedia.
My father chose this as the title of his book but unfortunately he died before he could finish the book. This podcast is dedicated to the sentiments and ideas that motivated his book. This is how he described the idea of the black stump and the need to think beyond it.
“the Black Stump is much more than an imaginary marker – it is a fixed point in our mind, the fixed ideas that limit our thinking. It marks the limit of our comfort zone. (Ed Simpson)
The objective of this Podcast is to encourage individual thinking beyond the current limitations marked by our personal black stump. To expand our thinking and knowledge in the areas of risk, resilience and leadership.
“Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.”
John F. Kennedy